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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES STEWART, of Bangor, in the county ofPenobscot, and State of Maine, have A invented a new and usefulRevolving Table and Desk combined; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specication, ln Which Figure l isa perspective view; and

Figure 2 is a vertical section. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalgures.

The nature of'my invention consists in placing a revolving tableand'desk upon the same pillar and base, with a fixed holder for theinkstand, pen-rack, and other writing implements, said table and deskrevolving independently of each other; bywhich means the accountant,student, historian, or other user, is enabled at will, without rising ormoving a book, to bring any two of a large number of. volumes togetherdirectly before him.

To enable others skilled in the nrt to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. v

A represents the table, which may be of'any desired form. z'z' aredrawers, sliding from the circumference towards the centre of the table.B is an upright pillar, upon which table A revolves; this pillar isfirmly secured to the base C. D is a desk, which also revolves freelyupon pillar B. This desk, as shown, is formed with pigeon-holes 7i t forthe reception of papers, but it is susceptible of various modications inform, and for certain uses its sloping sides can be formed as book-racksfor holding the books of reference required bythe user. c is anarm,fitted closely to pillar B, so as to remain in any desired positionwhile the vdesk and table are revolved; but this arm, being held inplace only by pressure upon the pillar, maybe revolved, if desired, toany point, relatively to the base, to suit the convenience of the user.c is acollar, fixed upon shaft B, and which serves as the bearing oftable A. The lower edge of this collar is formed with a series of. smallcogs or teeth, as shown in fig. l. a is a catch, which is hinged at itslower end to base C, while its .upper end fits into the spaces betweenthe cogs upon collar c. dis a thin collar, fixed'upon pillar B. In thiscollar is cut a recess, into which catch a ts, thus holding it frommoving laterally. g is a spring, secured tovbase C at its outer end,while the other end bears under the heel of catch a, as shown, thusthrowing the catch forward toward the pillar and into the notches incollar c. cis a pedal, hingedto base C, and connected with catch a bythe wire f. Thus the occupant of thc table, when he desires to revolveit, has only to bear 'upon pedal e with his toe, when catch a isliberated-from collar e, and the table revolves freely. And by releasingpedal e the springg instantly returns catch a to its place, securing thetable in the desired position. A great-variety'ot` devices may be usedfor holding and releasing the table. I i v In the use of this inventionthe occupant can place upon the table such books as he desires toreferto, as also'the work or account upon which h e is engaged, whilee'ither'another set of Abooks or papers relating to the business in handoccupies thc desk above; and by the independent action of the table anddesk any two books upon the table and desk may be brought together, orreference may be had to any book upon the table, or book or paper uponthe desk, while the other remains stationary; and while the desk and'table, or either,`are thus changing position, the implements ofvwrit-ing remain constantly before the person needing them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of table A, desk D, and arm c, in mannersubstantially asshown and specified- JAMES STEWART.

Witnesses:

H'. L. MITCHELL, WILLIAM Tenn.

